El Sawy Culturewheel will exhibit artworks it had initially excluded from its The Harvest of 2012 caricature exhibition following a meeting on Monday between Mohamed El-Sawy and members of the Creativity Front.

El-Sawy said the pieces in question were refused for technical reasons, including the poor colour and quality of printing, rather than their content. It referred to the presence of a cartoon criticising the government as proof of the absence of censorship at the exhibition.

Zayed said the excluded artworks are now technically fit to be shown at the exhibition, which runs until 9 January.

The cultural centre also said The Harvest of 2012, as well as other upcoming shows by the Egyptian Caricature Association, will continue to abide by the general policy of the El Sawy Culturewheel, “which is based on full respect for freedom of creativity and expression that has set it apart since its establishment in 2003.”